"AAAAAHHH—"
"What is this... You... you're just a useless puppet!"
THUD—
A heavy punch landed...
"You have no emotions... let alone being an 'Eve'... you aren't even human!"
Thud...
Thud...
Thud...
He punched her face over and over, but it felt more like he was punching her heart...
—It seems I am a failure...
Digging, digging...
Holding a dog's heart in her hands. This thing is so pretty~! Because it's something I don't have.
But when she went to share it with him, his face filled with horror.
"Monster! You aren't normal at all!"
No, I just wanted to make you happy...
"Monster!"
"Monster!"
"MONSTER!!!!"
No, no, please love me... please look at me... don't run away...
...
Frankenstein suddenly snapped out of her memories. She found Professor Victor—the man she had longed for in her memories—standing behind her.
"Stop fighting. I didn't create you for battle!" Professor Victor smiled. He then reached out his hand, intending to stroke Frankenstein's head.
But Frankenstein remembered the way he had looked at her with disgust.
"MONSTER!"
She instantly spiraled into madness.
Shut up!
Shut up!
SHUT UP!!!!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
She pinned "Professor Victor" down, beating him frantically.
You shut up!
...
At that moment, through the Clairvoyance screen, Caules watched as Frankenstein pummeled a puppet.
"What's going on... why is Berserker attacking that puppet so relentlessly?" Caules was utterly confused. Just as he was about to use a Command Spell to restore her sanity, Fiore suddenly walked in.
"Caules, don't use a Command Spell!" she shouted.
"Eh? Why..." Caules turned his head and saw Fiore standing on her own two feet. "Sister, your legs..."
"Mhm, I've recovered, thanks to your brother-in-law!" Fiore said as she walked in. "Trust me, don't use the spell. Berserker will snap out of her frenzy on her own."
"Brother-in-law?" Caules had always had a sister complex. He wouldn't go against her word, even if this mysterious "brother-in-law" made him a bit unhappy. Since he had been unconscious, he hadn't seen what the man looked like, only hearing rumors from the castle staff.
Next, on Caules's screen, a white semi-circular barrier of magical energy surrounded Frankenstein.
"Sister? This is..."
"It's fine. Your brother-in-law is handling it," Fiore smiled.
"Alright..." Caules had no choice but to watch helplessly.
...
This magical hemisphere was, of course, a Reality Marble (Bounded Field) expanded by Haruka Kasugano using Circe's Bond Craft Essence. He was about to do "serious business"; how could he let them watch?
Though he had pulled Frankenstein into the Bounded Field, Haruka Kasugano wasn't in a hurry to strike. As agreed with Shirou Kotomine, when Shakespeare used his Noble Phantasm on her, besides using Victor to attack her, he would also... let Haruka Kasugano enter the play!
A moment later, the Frankenstein who had been beating the "Victor" puppet stopped. In her illusion, Haruka Kasugano appeared.
She saw a somewhat familiar person walking toward her. Having seen him once in the castle, she recognized him.
"What are you doing?"
Don't come near me...
"He's the bad one! He's bullying you!"
Eh? But... I am a monster...
"What a beautiful girl you are!"
Ah... I... I don't have a heart...
"That doesn't matter! What matters is that you desire love!"
Mhm... yes... I desire it...
"They bully you because they don't know how to care for others! I think you're adorable~!"
Ah... this... I...
"And you? Do you hate me?"
No, I...
Suddenly, Frankenstein emerged from the illusion. She looked at Haruka Kasugano standing beside her.
"Aaahhh..." Frankenstein shouted something at him.
Haruka Kasugano rubbed his chin, completely confused. Although he knew Shakespeare had put him in the illusion to farm favorability, he had no idea what "script" Shakespeare had actually run.
Frustratingly, he couldn't just use force; she was essentially a mechanical lifeform, so his [Mathematical Extraction of Malice] was ineffective against her.
Seeing Haruka Kasugano's confused expression, Frankenstein's face fell. She looked at him with a pained, wronged expression.
Hmm... It seemed she didn't harbor any ill will toward him. Shakespeare's plan had worked.
Haruka Kasugano carefully walked to her side and smiled. "Frankenstein..." He reached out a hand to see her reaction.
Frankenstein looked scared. She also reached out a hand, hesitating, before finally taking his.
Oh ho~! There's a chance!
Haruka Kasugano pushed his luck and reached out to hug her slender waist. But in the next second...
BAM!
Haruka Kasugano was punched square in the gut.
Splurge— Saliva flew from his mouth.
What the hell? What happened?
"AAAAAHHHH!!!!" Frankenstein roared something.
With his head spinning, Haruka Kasugano felt his mental state wavering. He didn't know if it was a side effect of [Mental Pollution A], but he felt it hard to stay conscious.
"AAAAHHH... I want a partner like me! ...Even though you're handsome!" Frankenstein shouted poutily.
Wait?
Damn, his brain must be broken. He could actually understand her grunts now!?
"Uh... you like your own species?" Haruka Kasugano inquired.
"Mhm! Mhm! Mhm!" Frankenstein nodded vigorously.
"Tch... high standards, huh?" Haruka Kasugano was baffled. He had no choice but to use [Camouflage] to try and mask himself as the kind of person she wanted.
A moment later, Frankenstein started laughing. "Oh! Oh! You are... the same as me!!!" She even leaned in to sniff him.
It worked! In his excitement, Haruka Kasugano grabbed her.
"Aaahhh..." This time, Frankenstein didn't resist. Instead, she looked shy.
Hehehe, then I won't be polite~!
"Frankenstein! I love you~!" Haruka Kasugano said cheesily.
"Aaahhh..." Smoke practically billowed from Frankenstein's head. The love she had dreamed of was finally coming true. The wedding dress she wore upon being summoned was for the sake of finding love, after all.
Rip—
Haruka Kasugano tore open her bodice, and her elastic "cows" practically sprang out~!